Hay-rake.



J. DAIN.

HAY RAKE.

APPLxcATloN FILED APR. 1s. 190s.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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J. DAIN.

HAYV RAKE.

Patented June 1, 1915.

1. DAIN.

HAY BAKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13| 1908. 1,141,695. Patented June 1; 1915.

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"HE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHU.. WASH/NcmN n z? J. DAIN.

HAY RAKE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1908.

Patented J une 1, 1915.

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HAY RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1908. 1,141,695, 11119111611 June 1, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0., PHOTC-LITHa. WASHINGTON. D. Cy

JOSEPH DAIN, OFy OTTUMWA, IWA, ASSIGNOR TO DAIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY .0F IOWA, OF OTTUMWA, IOWA.

HAY-RAKE.

minces.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 19715.

Application led April 13, 1908. Serial No. 426,817.

T0 @ZZ whom 'it may' concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH DAIN, aV citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county of Wapello and State of 1owa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Rakes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to hay-rakes, and

has particularly to do with side-hitch sweep rakes the frames or carriages of which are supported at three points; said ralres being usually termed .threewvheel rakes from the fact that they are supported bythree wheels one at each end of the rake-head and one at the rear of substantially the central line of the implement. Such rakes as heretofore constructed have been objectionable for the reason that the seat of the rider being immediately over, or in line with, the rear Wheel, the rider is subjected to severe j olting and straining caused by the inequalities in the ground. v tion of the machine is interfered with, since, when one of the front wheels goes over a bump or elevation when the rake-teeth are loaded, there is quite a tendency of the caster-wheel to turn around, which is magniiied if the horse on the raised side pulls a little faster than the other. These objec-V tions have seriously handicapped the demand for and manufacture of such so-called three-wheel rakes, and one of the objects of my invention is to avoid such objections and to provide a rake of the type above referred to, in which the points of support are disposed substantially triangularly, but in which provision is made for neutralizing to a great extent the effect of inequalities in the ground.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of folding rake, c'. e. a rake in which the rake-head is adapted to be turned up to a more or less nearly vertical position to enable the rake to be moved laterally through gates, along narrow lanes. orV across culverts, etc., by which the objections incident to the use of wheels for supporting the rake-head when folded are avoided; also to provide certain other improvements in rakes of this type, as will be hereinafter pointed out.

Moreover, the opera I accomplish these` objects as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

Vhat I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, -Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved rake, some parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the rake-head in its folded position; Fig. 3 is a plan view, some parts being broken away; Fig. 4 is a partial plan view, illustrating the rear portion of the machine; Fig. 5 is a partial rear elevation; Fig. 6 is a detail, being a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a detail, being a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 is a partial rear elevation, showing the parts in a different position from that shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail, being a vertical sectional View of a part of the rakehead; Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line 11-11 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a cross-section of the aXle; Fig. 13 is a perspective View of one of the tongue latches; Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail, showing the arrangement of the levers for raising and lowering the points of the rake-teeth; Fig. 15 is a per spective view of one of said levers; Fig. 16 is a section on line 16-16 of Fig. 14; Fig. 17 is a detail, partly in section, showing the connections of the braces or pull poles; and Fig. 18 is a perspective View, illustrating one of the runners which support the rake-head when in its folded position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a description of the embodiment of my invention therein illustrated; it will be observed that the rake as a whole is in effect supported at three points,-wheels 20-21 being provided near the opposite ends of the rake-head 22, and a pivotal support 23 being provided centrally at the rear of the frame, as shown at 24 in Figs. 5, 6 and 8, and as also shown indotted lines in Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4, the rear portion of the rframe of the rake is composed of members 25-26 arranged in V shape, the apex of the frame being at the rear, and the rear end portions of said members V25-26 are connected by a transverse plate 27, preferably of vangle-iron, which is secured to said mehr bers, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6,-said plate 27 serving as a support for the pivot 24, as best shown in Fig. 6. Y

The pivot 24- serves as a means of connecting the rear end portion of the frame with a transverse bar or cross-liead 2S which is comparatively short and carries at its ends caster-wheeis 29-30, as shown in Fig. 4,- said caster-wheels being journaled in suitable bearings in brackets 31-32 secured to the end portions of said bar 2S, as shown in Fig. 5. Y

33 indicates a nut which fits upon the' pivot-bolt 24 and serves to secure the parts together. Y y x 3st indicates a bearing-plate placed between the bar 28 and the angle-iron 27, as

shown in Fig. 6,--said plate being secured to the' bar 23 by bolts 35, as shown in Fig. 7, or other suitable means` The V-sliaped frame and the wheeled support for the rear end of the frame composed of the cross-bar 2S and the caster-wheels carried thereby 1 may oscillate independently of' each other,v so that the eiiect of theV rising and falling of either of the caster-wheels as transmitted to the frame of the machine, or to the driver,

vwhose seat is supported over the pivot 2s,

as shown in Figs. 3, Li and 5, indicates the seat-support-is very much reduced or neutralized, and the same is true of the effect of the rising or falling of either of the rake-liead-carrying Wheels. Y vMy improved rake, therefore, operates much more smoothly, and with much less distress to the driver, than any prior construction Vof which I am aware.

linstead of making the pivot 2ii'separateV from the frame, asshown,y the construction may be varied, as any other suitable way of providing a pivotal connection between the rear portion of the frame and the transverse-bar or cross-head 28 may be employed.

So :tar 'as this feature of my invention is concerned, it is designed more particularly for use, in connection with sweep-lakes, such as that illustrated in the drawingsand also illustrated and described in my pending application, Serial No. 205,735, tiled April i' 30, '1904, in which the draft animals are dis- ,posed at opposite sides of the rake-head. IV wish it to be understood, however, that this feature of my present invention is not limited in its application to rake-heads of the particular form and construction herein shown, or to arranging the team in the inanner described, as they may be also applied to rakes of various other forms, as, for example, to those shown in my pending applications, Serial Nos. 203,393 and 203,395, filed Aprilv 16, 1904.

Another important part of myinvention has to do with the arrangement of the rakehead in connection with the supports therefor when in operative position and also when in inoperative or folded position, and in in which 36 `verts, etc.

connection also with the Yframe of the rake.

These features are best-shownin Figs. l, 2, 1

3, 10, ll and 12. Y As shownl in Figsl and 3, the rake-head is supported upon the carrying-wheels 20-21, which are mounted upon a tubular axle- 37,-such axle being non-rotatably Vsecured upon suitable blocks 38 carried by the rake-teeth 39. (See F ig. l). As shown in Fig. 3, the axle 37 extends transversely of the rake-teeth near theirrearends,-the wheels beingpreferably locatedV l transversely of therake-teeth and lying over the axle when said axle is inV its normalposition, and braces lf2-43, which secure the .es Y

bar lr,"respectively, to the axle and Vtothe bar 4:0.

44 indicates Vfenders or .guards for ythe wheels, whichV yare secured at their upper ends to the transverse bar ilV and'at their lower endsto certain'ot1 the rake-teeth, asV

shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3.

l--- indicate runners, which are best made ofV steel strips bent in the form 'of a bow and secured at the rear of the transverse'bar 40 near'the opposite endsfthereof, Y

as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.- Said bars extend in a plane substantially parallel with that of the rake-teeth, as shown in Fig. l, and preferably lie slightly abovetlie rake-teeth, as shown. The arrangement is such that when the rake-teeth are turned to a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 2, the rake-'head is supported upon the runners 45-46 and then be moved in aline at right-angles to that in which the wheels 20-21 move,-the wheels atrthat timebeing lifted ofi the ground, asalso shown in Fig. 2. The casterwheels 2`9--30, which support the rearV of the rake-frame, may, of course, turn into a position parallel withthe runners eti-4&6,

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so that the entire rake may then be moved in a direction at right-angles with the normal line of movement of the machine, thus.

adapting the machine to be moved along narrow lanes, through gates, or across cul- Nhen the rake-teeth are in their normal p Vinclosed end being in* frontY of the hand- As shown in the drawings,

lever, and the rear ends, of the `pull-poles are connected to said yoke by similar loops or straps bent in the form of the letter U and bolted to the top, and bottom of the pull-poles. I thus provide a flexible connection which permits the rake-teeth to riseY saidl pull-poles,ras `shown in Fig. 10, and. are adapetd to pass through the eyes 52 of eye-bolts 53%54 secured at the'upper portion of the `rake-head, as shown inFigs. 1 and 10. The eye-bolts 54 pass through the upperl ends of the braces 42 and the trans! verse bar 41,-their eyes lying in front of the braces 42. VTheeye-bolts 53 pass through the upper ends of the braces 42, through guide-blocks or castings 55and through the upper ends of the braces 57,-the eyes of said bolts 54 being infront of said braces 42. The blocks 55 are grooved in their for-` ward faces, as shown at 56 in Figs. 10and 11, to receive the upper ends of the pins 51. The object offusingthe blocks or castings 55 is to provide bearings for'the eyes formed at the upper .ends of the pins 51,'so that when'power is appliedin lifting the points of the rake-teeth it is imparted to the rakehead through said eyes pressing against the castings, thus avoiding danger Vof bending the pins, which would be apt to occur if the pulling strain were' sustainedp'directly by said ,pins without lateral support. The braces 57 extenddownward and rearward from'the blocks 55 and are secured to the transverse bar 40, as shown in Fig. 1. e

The transverse bar 4:0.is hinged to the diverging members 25-261`o'f the frame by hinges 58-59, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3. lVhen the parts` are' in the position shown in Fig. 1, the pull-poles or braces 47-48, through their connection with the -upper portion 0f the rake-head, serve tokeep the rake-head fromV rocking except as it is rocked by operating the lever 50 to elevate or depress the points of the rake-teeth.

VZhen the rake-head is so rocked, it turns about the axle 37 as an axis.v By releasing the pull-poles orpbraces 47-48 `from the rake-head, which vmay be accomplishedV simply by lifting the pins 51 out of engagement with the bolts .5S-54, the rake-head may then be swung'upw'ardabout the hinges 58, thereby raising the wheels from`- the ground and allowing the rake-head to Vrest on the runners 45-46. `When turnedV to this folded position, the rakehead may be secured by means of the pull-poles or braces 47-48,-this being accomplished by passing the pins 51 through suitable perforations provided in the axle 37, as best shown -intoposition to'receive the pinsl which s occupy the position shown in dotted lines inA Fig. 12fand in full lines in Fig. 2. It will thus be seen .that the pull-poles 47-48serve 4to hold the Vrake-head in proper position either when in'normal 0r operative position or whenl folded.

As shown in Fig. 14, the lever 50 is pivoted at its lower end upon the braces 25-26 and is connected.intermediately with the yoke 49 by a bolt 61, so that by throwing said lever backward or forward the points of the rake-teeth may be raised or lowered. Suitable foot-lever mechanism is also provided consisting of foot-levers 62--63, shown in Fig. 3, which are pivotally mounted at their lower ends upon a pivot 64, as shownin Fig. 14,-said pivot being placed back ofthe pivot G5 of the lever 50. The foot-levers 62-63 extend lforward from their pivot so that their upper ends lie in convenientv position to be Operated by the driver, and are connected intermediately by links (S6-457, shown in Figs. 3 and 14, with the forward ends (iS-69 of a bifurcated lever 70, shown in Fig. 15. Said lever is fulcruined between its ends upon a suitable standard 71,V being secured thereto by a pivot 7 2, as shown in Fig. 16. The rear-end portion 73 of the lever 70 is pivotally connected by a pivot 74 with the yoke 49, as shown in'FigQ14.

Vhen the rake-teeth are elevated, or are in the positionV they occupy when carrying "sa load of hay, the hand and foot levers are i 14, and a line intersecting the points at which the links 6667 connect with the levers 62 63 and with the arms (S8-69 is somewhat below the axis ofthe lever 70. When itis desired to lower the points of the rake-teeth the vhand and foot levers are released by slightly lifting the rear end of the yoke 49, for which purpose a projecting-rod 75 is provided, best shown in Figs. 14 and 16. Said rod extends conveniently so that the operator may engage it with his toe so as to lift the yoke, thereby swinging the arms 68-69 downward and allowing the weight of thepoints of the teeth. to .cause them to tip downward.

76-77 indicate the usual tongues with which the team are connected, and 78--79 draftd'evices to which Ythey are hitched. When the rakehead is in its folded position, the'l tongues Z6-7.7 are swung over to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.' 2

Vand are then held in position by latches 80,

best shown in Figs. 2 and 13. 'Said latches varein the form of bars of nany suitable inaterial bent at right-angles, as shown in Fig. 13, and `provided with eyes 81 which are adapted tofflt upon the braces 43, as shownl in lF ig. 2, so that the bent portion 82 of Vsaid' latches 'may overlie the adjacent portions of the draft-deveices '7S-79, as shown in' dotted lines in 'Figi As the tongues are l hinged to the rake-head, when the rake is in its folded position, the tongues will drop back until the draft-bars come into Vcontact with' some part of the rake-head when, in

case one of the wheels should rise over quite an obstruction,vor if the rake were being transported on a hillside, the tongue oii'the Y higherside would swingback, and as it has considerable travel, it would be apt to wrench the rake badly by swaying back and forth. The latches are provided to hold the tongues in one position when the rake is folded and prevent side movement thereof. In opera tion the latch is lifted up, then'the tongue isV pushed back into position and the latch VFig/2. l

dropped down over the draft-bar connected to the tongue, as indicated by dotted lines in My invention is not to be restricted to the specific details of the construction illustrated and described, except in so far as theyaie particularly claimed, as my invention `in. cludes generically the subject-matter of the broader claims.

That which I claim yas my invention, and

` desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

' l. The combination of a rake-head having raking-devices, carrying-wheels therefor, a frame extending lrearwardly'from said rakel head, and pivotally connected therewith wheels supporting said frame at the rear, vertically rocking means connecting said' rear'wheels with said frame, and draft-devices Vconnected'directly with said rake-head.

Y Y' 2. A rake, comprising a rake-lieadhaving rake-teeth andV an upper frame, said rake-V 55 head being adapted to be rocked so that the rake-teethY assume a substantially vertical positionymeans carried by the rake-head for supporting the same when in the latter position,V wheels supporting said rake-head when in its normal position, a rake-frame extending rearwardly from said rake-head, one or more caster-wlieels supporting said rake-frame at the rear, and means connected with-the rear portion of said'rakefraine 'and adapted to Vpositively engage theupper frame of said rake-head for holdingftheV rake-teeth in either their normal or in theirV substantially verticalv position.

.3. A rake, comprising a rake-head having rake-teethand'` an upper frame, said ra-lehead beingadapted to be rockedV so thatthe Vrake-teeth"assume a substantially vertical position, one or more runners carried by said rake-'head and proj ecting rearwardly there'f 1 Vfi'omin a plane substantially parallel 4with' the plane of the rake-teeth, wheels supportfrom` said rake-head, one Aor more casterwheels Asupporting said rake-'frame'` at the.;

rear, andmeans connected'with the rear por# tion .of said rake-frame and adapted to positively engage the upper frame of said frake-head for holdingthe rake-teeth in either their normal or in theirsubstantially vertical position.

`ing said rake-head when inits Vnormal posiftion, a rake-frame extending rearwardly 1l.r A rake, comprisinga rake-head having A,

Vrake-teeth andan upper` frame, one or more( Vrunners'carried by saidprake-head and pro- Y 99 jecting rearwardly therefrom in a plane substantially parallel" vwith the plaine of the rake-teeth, wheels supporting :saidrake-head fwhen in its normal position saidA rake-head being adapted to be rocked so that the rake rake-head when the rake k.teeth stantially vertical position.

5. VA rake, comprising a" rake-head'having rake-teeth and an upper frame, one or ,more runners carried bysaid rake-head and proj ecting rearwardly therefrom in a plane sul Y Y stantially parallel with lthe plane of vthe'V ,Q

rake-teeth, wheels supporting said rakefhead when in its Vnormal position said rake-head being adapted to be rocked so that the raketeeth assume a substantially vertical position, an axle, one or ,moreca'ster-wheels supporting said frame at the rear, and one or more pull-poles connected with the rea-r pors -tion of saidrframe and withfthe upper portion of said rake-headfor bracing said parts, said pull-holes having means for engaging VViiai the axle of the rake-head to'holdthe Vralze-l Y teethfin substantially vertical position.

6. A rake, comprising. a rake-headhaving rake-teeth and an Vupper frame, wheels s'iip-V i porting said rake-head when in its normal position, a rake frame connected with said rake-head and extending rearwardly there? e from, one or more caster-'wheels supporting said rake fraine'at `the rear, a hand-lever mounted on saidrake frame, one or more pull-holes connected with the upperframe of said rake-head, one ormore'foot-levers Vpull-holes connected with the upper frame of said rake-head, one or more foot-levers mounted on said rake frame, and a lever pivotally mounted between its ends upon said rake frame and connected at one end with said foot levers and at the other end with said pull-holes at a point at the reail of the connection of said pull-holes with said hand-lever.

8. A rake, comprising a rake-head having rake-teeth, wheels supporting said rake' head when it is in its normal position, a frame extending rearwardly from said rakehead and pivotally connected therewith so that said rake-head is adapted to be turned to a substantially upright position, means supporting the rake-head when it is in the `latter )osition a easter wheel suo ortinol l n said frame at the rear, a pull-pole Connected with said rake-head, and hand and foot levers Carried by said frame and connected with said pullpole for rocking said rakehe'ad to raise and lower the points of the rake-teeth when the rake-head is in a substantially horizontal position, said pull-pole having means operating to engage and look the rake-head in a substantially upright position.

9. A rake, comprising a rake-head having rake-teeth, wheels supporting said rake-head when it is in its normal position, a frame extending rearwardly from said rake-head and pivotally connected therewith, whereby said rake-head is adapted to be turned to a substantially upright position, a casterwheel supporting said trarne at the rear, a pull-pole connected with said rake-head, hand and foot levers carried by said frame and connected with said pull-pole for roeking said rake-head to raise and lower the points orn the rake-teeth, means Co-aoting with said hand and foot levers :for looking said rake-teeth in carrying position, said pull-pole being adapted to engage and lock the rake-head in its substantially upright position, and means for supporting said rake-head when in the latter position.

10. A rake, comprising a rake-head having rake-teeth, said rake-head being adapted to be rocked to carry the rake-teeth into a substantially upright position, means for supporting said rake-head when in the latter position, wheels supporting said rake-head when in its normal position, a frame entendv4 ing rearwardly from said rake-head, tongues at opposite sides of said rake-head, and means carried by the rake-head for locking said tongues up out of operative position when the rake-teeth are in a substantially upright position.

JOSEPH DAIN.

lVitnesses:

C. A. LAssnn, W. G. DUFFIELD.

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